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In Reply to: Re: Interconnects posted by munna on August 2, 2005 at 16:25:01:
They (Valkyrja and to an even greater extent Valhalla) are the most system dependent cables I have ever heard. They will probably sound the same in most systems, but are so non-linear sounding that it will take a wildly non-linear system to work well. Given that environment, they could sound pretty good.In other words, if the cables sound good, the system probably needs an overhaul. See review on my non-commercial site below.
Regards,
JerryS
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Jerry, a little OTT "In other words, if the cables sound good, the system probably needs an overhaul.".This is incorrect as many people use Nordost cables without their system needing an overhaul (me included :) I will agree that they are quite ruthless in idendifying any weakness in your system, but sound sublime when you get it right - or use more nordost cable.
Valkrya is more obvious sounding than valhalla and both need to be listened to for a little time to understand their full capabilities.Unfortunately all cables are tone controls to a certain extent and depending on your musical taste, ears etc we audiophiles seem to use cables to change tonal qualities quiet often.
Hi Shane,
Not OTT. When I hear a product that is so extremely different from anything else in memory, I have to question its suitability for the application, or if it is broken.But of course YMMV, "depending on your musical taste", room, system, whether you drink your beer warm or cold, etc. A perfect example is your observation that "Valkrya is more obvious sounding than valhalla". I would say that Valkyrja is more neutral sounding than Valhalla. Someone else described Valhalla as "more refined". I would say "darker".
Regardless of semantics, I stand by my statement. If a system is "tuned" with Valhalla (and to a lesser extent Valkyrja) and the owner likes the resulting sound, it will be very difficult, IMO, to replace cables and achieve satisfying sound without replacing one or all of the associated components.
Regards,
JerryS
Heh Jerry. That is the great thing about audio, music sounds and means different things to different people. that is why there are soooo many brands out there.I have had valhalla in an out of my system for a couple of years now, and I have heard it sounding very bright to nice and warm, depending on how my system was set up and what components were in the system. To me that is a true measure of the transparency of the cable.
I put in other cables depending on what tonal change I was looking for at the time. All the other cables were consistent with the changes they make to the system. ie you are hearing the cable more than the system.
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